Belt for supporting wearing apparel



March 24, 1936. R. BLAsER BELT FOR SUPPORTING WEARING APPAREL Filed July3, 1934 Jnventor' b WUDQJJ-BLASER y I 5 V fllitorney Patented Mar. 24,1936 UNITED STATES BELT FOR SUPPORTING WEARING APPAREL Rudolf Blaser,Bremen, Germany Application my a, 1934, Serial No. 733,577 In GermanyMay 30, 1933 2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in belts for supporting wearingapparel such as trousers, sln rts and other garments, and the object ofthe invention is to provide a belt which is securely held on the body ofa person without being tightened about the same so as to beuncomfortable and injurious to health, and on which the garment to besupported is securely held. With this object in view my inventionconsists in constructlO ing the belt of an inner portion of porous, softand elastic material capable of strong adhesion and having a thickcross-section, and a nonelastic or moderately elastic reinforcing bandapplied to the outer surface-of the said inner por-v tion.

For the purpose of explaining the invention an example embodying thesame has been shown in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is asectional elevation showing a part of the shirt of the person wearingthe belt and thei top part of the trousers supported by the belt,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the belt.

In the example shown in the drawing the belt 5 comprises a. soft elasticinner part a made from porous, soft and elastic material, thick incrosssection, the said part having a substantial capacity for adhesionor a high coefllcient of friction, a suitable material being spongerubber.

To the outside of the part a a non-elastic or moderately elastic band bis applied which partly covers the outer surface of the part a and ispreferably embedded in a circumferential recess or groove e of the saidpart; as shown in Fig. 1

hips. Without being drawn tight it adheres firmly to the undergarment,such as a shirt, around which it is worn. The outer garment to besupported, such as the trousers, is supported on the belt by having itsupper rim located above 5 the portion a of the belt and drawn somewhattight, so that the said rim rests on the top of the portion a whichforms a ridge running around the waist.

The portion a is held in positionon the shirt 1' 10 of the person byfriction and it prevents the shirt from working upwards. The trousers acan not slip down because they are reduced in diameter at their upperrim as compared to the portion a of the belt. Thus no special means are15 needed for attaching the trousers to the belt. The softness of thepart a and the loose fit around the waist prevent inconvenience; to thewearer when breathing and after meals. By providing the holes d the beltis made more elastic, and 20 air is permitted to circulate through thesaid holes to prevent humidity by perspiration.

I claim:

l. A garment supporting belt comprising an inner body-encircling band ofsponge rubber 5 having substantial thickness and provided with a groovein the mid-portion of its outer face, and an outer band of smallelasticity mounted in said groove, the thickness of said outer bandbeing less-than the depth of said groove.

2. A garment supporting belt comprising an inner band of yieldingmaterial having an inherent high vcoeiiflcient of friction anddimensioned to develop no material circumferential tension in itsoperative'position on the person of the wearer, said inner band beingformed upon its outersurface-wlth a circmnferential groove. and an outerreinforcing band carried by said inner band and embedded in thecircumferential armors BLABER.

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